40 years ago, Dublin’s Bow Street Distillery closed down after nearly 200 years of producing Jameson Irish Whiskey. In 1997, what survived of the old… Read More
Buffalo Trace
Episode 326: July 23, 2011
New Orleans certainly has a cocktail culture, and this weekend, it’s the Mecca for cocktail enthusiasts and bartenders from all over the world. Tales of… Read More
Episode 320: June 12, 2011
It’s a busy summer at Balblair Distillery in the Scottish Highlands. Not only are they making whisky, but the distillery is also a movie set… Read More
Episode 318: May 29, 2011
Chuck Cowdery was writing about Bourbon back in the days when few people were paying attention to America’s Native Spirit, and his work has earned… Read More
Episode 315: May 8, 2011
Irish whiskies once ruled the world, and Dublin was the center of Ireland’s whisky industry. There are no distilleries left in Dublin, but there’s plenty… Read More
Episode 314: May 1, 2011
You’ve heard of single cask whiskies, but Buffalo Trace is taking the idea to an extreme with its Single Oak Project. There are 192 different… Read More
Episode 305: February 26, 2011
Brown-Forman’s cooperage in Louisville, Kentucky has an impact on whiskies all over the world. The cooperage makes all of the barrels for Jack Daniel’s, Woodford… Read More
Episode 301: January 30, 2011
Canadian whisky seldom gets its fair share of credit, since many whisky drinkers perceive it as something best mixed into a cocktail. While that’s certainly… Read More
Episode 300: January 23, 2011
Plenty of highlights at this year’s Victoria Whisky Festival, and we’ll have all of the details in this episode recorded on location in Victoria, British… Read More
Episode 285: October 17, 2010
Compass Box marks 10 years in the whisky business this week, and John Glaser is celebrating with retrospective tastings in New York and Edinburgh. We’ll… Read More
Episode 284: October 10, 2010
Every master has an apprentice learning the tricks of the trade and preparing to fill the master’s shoes one day. Brian Kinsman served as David… Read More
Episode 277: September 5, 2010
Women are discovering whisky and other brown spirits at record levels, and dispelling the old myth that whisky is a “man’s drink.” Meghan Leary is… Read More